AC Milan have wasted no time at all in lining up Paulo Fonseca’s successor, with Sergio Conceicao expected at the training ground today.
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MilanNews writes that today is ‘Conceiçao day’ and the timing is strange, given that just 24 hours ago a different Portuguese coach was preparing the squad for the final game of 2024. However, Fonseca’s sacking was confirmed this morning and he has soon been replaced.
The reason for acting so quickly is obvious: in five days Milan will be on the pitch in Saudi Arabia against Juventus in the semi-final of the Supercoppa Italiana. The decision has been made and Conceiçao is expected in Milan for lunch at around 14:00 CET.
Conceiçao and his staff will head to the Milanello training complex this afternoon. The former Porto coach will thus have the opportunity to have a first look club’s facilities that will be his working environment in the coming months.
It is not mentioned in the report whether he will meet with the squad or not given some will rest after last night’s game. However, it will be a quick turnaround because the plane for the Middle East will leave tomorrow in view of the aforementioned Juventus game in Riyadh.